W211 AMG Discuss the W211 AMG's such as the E55 and the E63

911 P-Turbo Ruf 550 or Nissan GTR

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Old Apr 15, 2011 | 03:44 AM
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GTR .... the 996 was a horid version of the 911 , RUf version or not.

And I love P-cars........
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Old Apr 15, 2011 | 11:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Roseylv
Thanks for the feedback!
What are your thoughts on reliability? Any quirky malfunctions. Why did you unload your ruf?
I had no problems while I had the Ruf. I also live in Dallas where there is a Ruf Auto Center. Great shop and a great group of guys. I was not looking to sell but I had a good offer and I was able to own it for a year for practically nothing. I let it go mostly for financial reasons. I have some regrets but I may pick up another one in the future. I had a couple of other cars so it was not my daily driver. As a second car it is amazing, but as a daily I might prefer the GTR.
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wait wait...what?
Are you referring to just a re-flash and update of the ecu? That is interesting. Can anyone lead me to a respected GTR message board? TIA
http://www.nagtroc.org/forums/index.php

You will find some threads on the topic of the Nissan upgrade program. A few members have inquired about the upgrade program, but no one at Nissan USA has any knowledge of it. I would expect that the upgrade program would be very costly. I wouldn't be shocked to hear $15K even though the parts would be a few grand (my mods cost under $1,800 installed). You have to figure that Nissan would prefer '09-'11 GT-R owners to just trade in the car for a '12, so it wouldn't make sense for them to make it cheap to do the upgrade.

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If it's a real RUF, then go with that. It will pretty much always be worth what you paid for it. A GTR will be worth less in the long run of ownership.
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Old Apr 16, 2011 | 04:25 PM
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The Ruf Sold last night! Partially pissed at the moment.
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